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What's The Real History of El Camino Real?
Reporter Rachael Myrow and listener Debbie Torrey discover that what we've been told about this famous road is mostly bunk. This story first ran on t…
6 years, 4 months ago
Why Do S.F.'s Crosswalks Play a Machine Gun Sound? And How Do Architects Design for Sound?
The crosswalks in San Francisco, and many other Bay Area towns, play a 'machine gun' sound when the 'walk' sign is illuminated for pedestrians. A Bay…
6 years, 4 months ago
What Are Those Grids of Glass in the Sidewalk — And Why Are They Purple?
Listener Britt McEachern is a tour guide in San Francisco, and spends a lot of time walking around city streets. He's noticed grids of glass embedded…
6 years, 5 months ago
Rising Seas and Sinking Land: The Precarious Future of Treasure Island
This is the second part of our series on Treasure Island.
Listener Gary Pilgrim was taking a drive across the Bay Bridge with his new wife when they d…
6 years, 5 months ago
Between Romance and War: the Making of Treasure Island
Listener Gary Pilgrim was taking a drive across the Bay Bridge with his new wife when they decided to stop at Treasure Island. After taking in the sw…
6 years, 5 months ago
How Charlie Chaplin and Silent Films Flourished in the East Bay
Question asker José Muñoz wants to know more about the storied history of this place, which was a pivotal stop-off in Charlie Chaplin's career. Was N…
6 years, 5 months ago
A Look Back at the Occupation of Alcatraz, 50 Years Later
The Occupation of Alcatraz began on Nov. 20, 1969, when a group of Native American students, calling themselves the Indians of All Tribes, landed on …
6 years, 6 months ago
Why Is There A Texas Flag Outside S.F. City Hall? What is S.F.’s First Square?
Kevin Platt was checking out a flag display outside San Francisco's city hall when he noticed the flag from his home state, Texas, was among them. Wh…
6 years, 6 months ago
Think the Bay Used to Be Bluer? You're Not Imagining It
When Bay Curious listener Justin Hartung was growing up in Oakland, he remembers the Bay being blue. After moving to New York for college in the earl…
6 years, 6 months ago
It's Our Birthday! Come Behind the Scenes
To celebrate the third birthday of the Bay Curious podcast we are answering listener questions about our favorite episodes, how we make the show, our…
6 years, 6 months ago